Sunday, 19 June 2016

Happy Father's Day!

Today I am sharing the Father's Day card I made for my fabulous Father-in-law. I hope he likes it! This makes three posts in three days for me - I don't think I have ever done that before!

I started by masking off the edges of a piece of Clarity card which has a lovely shiny silk finish then I added a Clarity moon mask. A brayer isn't something I have used for inking for quite a while and works so well on this silk card so it had to be done! I used a couple of colours of Distress Inks then sprayed lightly with water and dabbed with kitchen roll for a bit of texture. I removed the mask and coloured the sun with Distress Ink. The stamping was done using the wonderful Clarity stamp set, Birdhouse Garden and black Archival Ink. The squirrel and little bird on the top (that bird came with my Clarity 'handmade by' set) were added after I removed the masking tape. I drew a double squiggly line around the edge of the inked picture to frame it. Ooh and nearly forgot, the fence was coloured with a Promarker. The panel was then adhered to a black base card.

This fabulous stamp set has so many elements it is really versatile, I love it!

I am very impressed at your third posting and even more impressed with your gorgeous card, you really have created the most beautiful scene. Your F-I-L must have been so impressed to receive this beauty! Hugs, Anne xx

This is a beautiful card. I love the inky beauty of it. I really want to try this type of card too. I have pinned them on pinterest, made lists of ones I like in blogland, and have started to collect some scenic type stamps.

About Me

I live with my husband and I have a grown up son and daughter. I love crafting, but don't do as much as I would like, as I suffer from ME. I like the feeling you get from completing a project and the reaction from the person who receives it.